Showing Up Anyway is a podcast about unlearning diet culture, redefining health, and making peace with food, movement, and your body -- without needing to have it all together. Hosted by Coach Adam Wright, an anti diet-culture personal trainer and body-trust educator, each episode dives into the imperfect side of wellness and how to navigate motivation burnout, body image struggles, emotional eating and the pressure to be "healthy". This is your reminder that progress doesn't need to be perfect, and you'll still see progress as long as you show up anyway.
Burn the Ships: How Total Commitment Builds Resilience
In this powerful episode, Coach Adam dives deep into the mindset shift that can transform your health journey: burning the ships. Inspired by a coaching client who donated all his “just in case” clothes after losing weight, this episode explores what it means to let go of the fallback plan and fully commit to the life you're building now. Adam unpacks the historical roots of the phrase “burn the ships,” how it applies to behavior change, and why total commitment creates resilience when the journey gets hard.
What You'll Learn:
The surprising history behind “burn the ships” — and why it matters
How safety nets (like old clothes or habits) can quietly undermine progress
Why full commitment often feels uncomfortable — and why that’s a good thing
How to identify and release your “Plan B” thinking
Practical mindset shifts to help you stay focused and consistent
Why letting go of the past can be one of the most liberating things you do
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to the Podcast and Its Purpose
00:56 Burn the Ships: A Mindset Shift
02:46 The Power of Commitment and Elimination of Safety Nets
05:09 Embracing Uncertainty and Building Resilience
06:23 Reinforcing Commitment to Change
✨ Ready to work with me? If this episode resonated with you, I coach clients through this exact work. Reconnecting with your body, ditching food guilt, and learning to eat in a way that feels good.
Apply to work with me here: https://www.adamwrightfitness.com/wrightfit-elite-program
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4 Nov 2025
Knowing Your Inner Food Voices: Enemies and Allies
In this episode of Showing Up Anyway, I’m breaking down one of the most fascinating and underrated parts of intuitive eating: your inner food voices. These are the thoughts that comment on what, when, and how you eat. We’ll explore how to recognize which voice is speaking, how to quiet the judgmental ones, and how to strengthen the voices that help you build trust with your body again.
What you’ll learn:
✅ The seven inner food voices and how they influence your choices and emotions
✅ How to identify the destructive dieting voices (The Food Police, The Nutrition Informant, The Diet Rebel)
✅ The four Powerful Ally voices (The Food Anthropologist, The Nurturer, The Nutrition Ally, and The Intuitive Eater)
✅ Why mindfulness and curiosity—not rules—help you reconnect with your body’s cues
✅ How to reframe guilt and perfectionism into flexible, compassionate self-care
✨ Ready to work with me? If this episode resonated with you, I coach clients through this exact work. Reconnecting with your body, ditching food guilt, and learning to eat in a way that feels good.
Apply to work with me here: https://www.adamwrightfitness.com/wrightfit-elite-program
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18 Oct 2025
GLP1s and You
In this episode, we’re diving into one of the most talked-about tools in the health and weight loss world right now: GLP-1 medications like Ozempic®, Wegovy®, and Mounjaro®. Whether you’re taking one, considering it, or just curious, this episode is packed with practical advice and insight on how to use these meds safely and intentionally if you decide to do so.
We’ll cover:
✅ What GLP-1s actually are and how they work in your body
✅ Why eating still matters, even when your hunger disappears
✅ How to avoid common side effects and what symptoms might actually be signs of under-fueling
✅ What to eat (and what to avoid) so your body feels good and supported
✅ How to incorporate movement and other healthy habits to get lasting results
✨ Ready to work with me? If this episode resonated with you, I coach clients through this exact work. Reconnecting with your body, ditching food guilt, and learning to eat in a way that feels good.
Apply to work with me here: https://www.adamwrightfitness.com/wrightfit-elite-program
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4 Oct 2025
Feeling Full Isn’t Enough: The Missing Piece of Eating Well
If you’ve ever finished a meal feeling full but still wanted “something else,” this episode explains why. I talk about the missing piece of eating well: satisfaction. You’ll learn how diet culture has taught us to see enjoying your food as a problem, why ignoring satisfaction often leads to overeating, and how bringing joy and sensory awareness back to your meals helps you eat more intuitively. This episode will help you reconnect with what food is meant to be, nourishing, satisfying, and enjoyable, and show you how honoring that balance can completely change the way you eat.
What you’ll learn:
The difference between fullness and satisfaction, and why both matter
How ignoring satisfaction keeps you feeling deprived, even when you’ve eaten enough
The real reason “healthy” food sometimes leaves you searching for dessert afterward
How diet culture disconnects you from enjoyment and teaches guilt instead of trust
Why pleasure supports better regulation, not loss of control
The sensory elements that make eating feel complete
✨ Ready to work with me? If this episode resonated with you, I coach clients through this exact work. Reconnecting with your body, ditching food guilt, and learning to eat in a way that feels good.
Apply to work with me here: https://www.adamwrightfitness.com/wrightfit-elite-program
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13 Sept 2025
Memories Over Macros: Finding Balance While Traveling
In this episode of 'Showing Up Anyway', I talk about the challenges of maintaining healthy habits while traveling. I was away from the show for two weeks while I hopped from NYC to Atlanta. Travel reminded me how tricky it can be to keep the healthful habits you have at home. In this episode I share how to handle food, movement, and mindset on the road so you can come home with memories, and at the same time, still feel good in your body.
Chapters
00:00 Navigating Healthy Habits While Traveling
04:29 Strategies for Intuitive Eating on the Road
08:17 The Joy of Food and Cultural Experiences
10:44 Mindful Eating and Enjoyment
13:02 Movement and Joyful Activity
15:34 Body Changes and Acceptance
16:52 Mindset Shifts for Travel
18:52 Creating Lasting Memories
6 Sept 2025
You're A Good Mom: Pregnancy, Parenthood, and Balancing Your Health (feat. Coach Heather)
Today’s episode is a candid conversation with WrightFit Coach Heather Jones. She's a personal trainer, parent of one (and one on the way), and we talk here about what health really looks like during pregnancy and parenthood. I'm talking cravings, exhaustion, workouts that don’t look like workouts, and letting go of the pressure to “do it right.” Whether you're pregnant, postpartum, parenting young kids, or just trying to figure out how to care for yourself somewhere along the process, this episode is here to remind you: it doesn't have to be perfect to be good for you.
We cover:
How Heather redefined "healthy" during pregnancy
Cravings, nausea, and honoring your needs without guilt
The emotional rollercoaster of body image during pregnancy
What to do when you have zero motivation or energy
The myth of “bouncing back” after birth
Eating well with no time (yes, even when you’re living off snacks and toddler leftovers)
Incorporating movement into parenting (without adding more pressure)
Self-compassion, asking for help, and dropping the all-or-nothing mindset
If you've ever felt like you're failing at “health” during pregnancy or parenthood, this one’s for you.
✨ Ready to work with me? If this episode resonated with you, I coach clients through this exact work. Reconnecting with your body, ditching food guilt, and learning to eat in a way that feels good.
Apply to work with me here: https://www.adamwrightfitness.com/wrightfit-elite-program
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Pregnancy and Parenthood
01:22 Navigating Health and Fitness During Pregnancy
03:15 Coping with Morning Sickness and Appetite Changes
05:50 Understanding Cravings and Food Relationships
07:23 Movement and Exercise Adaptations
09:20 Safety Considerations in Pregnancy Exercise
11:54 Managing Energy and Motivation
14:01 Body Image and Mindset Shifts
15:48 The Importance of Rest and Recovery
18:37 Transitioning from Pregnancy to Parenthood
21:26 Balancing Health with Parenting Responsibilities
30:34 Navigating Sleep Deprivation with a Newborn
33:27 Managing Stress as a Stay-at-Home Parent
35:06 Nutrition Hacks for Busy Parents
37:59 Modeling Healthy Eating Habits for Kids
41:02 Understanding Hunger Cues and Breastfeeding
42:57 Incorporating Movement into Parenting
46:14 Overcoming Guilt in Fitness and Nutrition
48:10 Mental Health and Emotional Load of Parenting
52:58 Avoiding Burnout as a Parent
54:32 Rapid Fire Tips for Health During Pregnancy and Parenting
16 Aug 2025
What Am I Doing This All For, Anyway?
What happens when you’re doing all the “right” things but the scale isn’t budging? What if weight loss never happens? Would the effort still be worth it?
In this episode, I dive into the tough (but necessary) question behind so many stalled or discouraged wellness journeys: What’s the point of all this if I’m not losing weight? This conversation started with a client who felt torn about intuitive eating because she still desperately wanted to see the number go down. And what unfolded was a powerful reminder about what actually changes when we step away from restriction and start showing up for our health in deeper, more sustainable ways.
You’ll hear:
Why the scale isn't the best measure of your progress
How to reframe “slow” progress as something valuable
What real happiness and health actually come from
Why building a good life matters more than chasing a “goal weight”
And what to do if you still want to lose weight
Apply to work with me here: https://www.adamwrightfitness.com/wrightfit-elite-program
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9 Aug 2025
The Myth of "Making Up For It"
If you feel pressure to “make up for” dessert or a missed workout, this episode shows how that voice took root, how it backfires in real life, and how a calm return to routine leads to better results and more peace.
What you’ll learn:
How diet culture and perfectionism plant the food as debt mindset
The everyday signs of compensation thinking, from skipped meals to punishment workouts
What happens to hunger, blood sugar, mood, and stress when you try to atone
Why one meal or one day does not define your progress, and why patterns matter
How to treat movement as care so training becomes easier to repeat
A simple next day plan that restores balance without drama
A client story that shows the shift from guilt to steady progress
✨ Ready to work with me? If this episode resonated with you, I coach clients through this exact work. Reconnecting with your body, ditching food guilt, and learning to eat in a way that feels good.
Apply to work with me here: https://www.adamwrightfitness.com/wrightfit-elite-program
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2 Aug 2025
When All-Or-Nothing Leaves You With Nothing
In this episode, we're digging into the perfectionist mindset that keeps so many people spinning their wheels when it comes to health, fitness, and nutrition. You’ll learn what perfectionism really is, how it shows up in your daily habits, and why it makes progress feel so hard to hold onto.
We talk about:
The difference between doing things well and feeling like you have to do them perfectly
Why all-or-nothing thinking shows up in your food and movement habits
What family dynamics, trauma, and diet culture have to do with your mindset
The impact of this thinking on your physical and mental well-being
How social media feeds perfectionism and makes flexibility feel like failure
Real strategies to shift your thinking and build habits you can return to
A client story that shows what lasting progress actually looks like
Apply to work with me here: https://www.adamwrightfitness.com/wrightfit-elite-program
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26 Jul 2025
How Restaurants Sell You “Health”
In this episode, we’re breaking down the sneaky marketing tactics restaurants and fast-casual chains use to make their food seem healthy — even when it’s not. I'll explain the “health halo” effect that uses buzzwords like “natural,” “organic,” and “fresh,” and you’ll learn how psychology and sales tactics impact you every time you open a menu.
I also cover:
Why “clean eating” sells (and why it’s mostly BS)
What moral licensing is and how it tricks your brain into eating more
How to tune out the marketing noise and trust your body instead
✨ Ready to work with me? If this episode resonated with you, I coach clients through this exact work. Reconnecting with your body, ditching food guilt, and learning to eat in a way that feels good.
Apply to work with me here: https://www.adamwrightfitness.com/wrightfit-elite-program
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19 Jul 2025
The ADHD Brain vs. Routine: An Ongoing Battle (with Coach Emilee Bogdan)
Trying to eat well, move your body, or even just remember to drink water can feel impossible when you have ADHD. In this episode, I'm joined by one of my WrightFit coaches, Emilee Bogdan, who also lives with ADHD. Her and I discuss the challenges you'll face and the tools you'll need to stay healthy and fit with a neurodivergent brain.
We talk about:
Executive dysfunction
Forgetting to eat, ignoring hunger cues, and the binge/crash cycle
Sensory food issues
Meal prep challenge
How to exercise without relying on motivation
Self-worth, body image, and overstimulation
✨ Ready to work with me? If this episode resonated with you, I coach clients through this exact work. Reconnecting with your body, ditching food guilt, and learning to eat in a way that feels good.
Apply to work with me here: https://www.adamwrightfitness.com/wrightfit-elite-program
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5 Jul 2025
Body Neutrality: The Middle Ground That Might Change Everything
Coach Adam Wright explores body neutrality as a middle ground between chasing smaller numbers and forcing self-love, providing tools to let go of shame and show up with compassion.
28 Jun 2025
Creating Habits: I Know What To Do, Why Can't I Do It?
Coach Adam Wright explores the science behind habit formation, revealing how the brain clings to old behaviors and offering strategies for lasting change without shame.
21 Jun 2025
How Do I Stop Eating?!
Coach Adam Wright explores the complex emotions tied to fullness, childhood eating patterns, and diet culture's impact, offering insights on recognizing true satiety and breaking free from the "clean plate club."
14 Jun 2025
Emotional Eating in Turbulent Times
Coach Adam Wright explores emotional eating as a survival mechanism during stressful times, differentiating it from undernourishment and offering ways to recognize emotional triggers, ultimately promoting self-care without body shaming in this episode.
7 Jun 2025
Hunger Is Not Your Enemy
Coach Adam Wright explores the true meaning of hunger, explaining how to recognize personal hunger cues and trust your body's signals, in this episode.
31 May 2025
The Rules That Keep You Stuck
Coach Adam explores the unrecognized food rules that dictate eating habits, impacting one's relationship with food, body, and hunger, and offers methods to identify and release these constraints.
24 May 2025
You Are Not A Before Picture
Coach Adam Wright discusses his decision to eliminate before-and-after photos, focusing instead on mental health, habits, and self-worth as the true markers of transformation.
17 May 2025
Starting Imperfectly
Coach Adam Wright shares his journey through diet culture and body image, highlighting the importance of embracing imperfection and showing up even when uncertain in this episode.
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